State & Regional Interest	Tuesday, May 20, 2003
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MLK holiday backers plan York boycott (Published May 18‚ 2003) ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) - York County may be the next South Carolina county to get heat for its lack of a paid holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Thousands of people marched Saturday to push Greenville County Council to approve a holiday there, now the National Action Network is calling for a once-a.m.onth boycott of York County starting Monday. People are being asked not to buy food or gas in York County one Monday a month. Shelton J. Boyd, executive director of the Charlotte, N.C., chapter of the network, said Monday's march and boycott are about awareness. He expects about 30 people to attend the event, which will include speakers on the importance of King's work. "Imagine where this country would be today if there wasn't a Dr. King," Boyd said. Lexington County is the only other of the state's 46 counties that does not close offices on the third Monday in January for the King holiday. Information from: The Herald

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